Claire Haldane's husband is gone, her daughter's school is circling, and one woman has become a little too useful.
Elise Barron knows the pickup line, the office chatter, the packet flow, and too much about Claire's house. She is warm, competent, and always exactly where she needs to be. Every move is reasonable. Every detail is explainable. That is what makes her dangerous.
In a private-school world built on manners, access, and social permission, Claire learns the real threat is not the woman who forces her way in. It is the woman everyone is grateful to let insid toe.